John Boyne Books Reviews. Last year, john boyne made the news for making the mistake of including ingredients from the legend of zelda: A troubling work about clerical abuse.
A very personal kind of hell. There some epic novels that are ideal to tackle when you can devote a big chunk of time, and this winter could be just the time to make the commitment. A ladder to the sky.
From the synopsis i was expecting a rather cut and dry love story, but the reality of this novel is more intricate and unexpected, and a lot sadder.
This broader scope allows the novel to appeal to a wider audience interested in seeing the effects of war on the main character. A fiercely interrogative novel that asks not just what it means to be a man but also what it means to be a human being in the extreme circumstances of war. This book is beautifully written, tragic, compelling and hard to put down. His other works include the absolutist, noah barleywater runs away, the heart's invisible furies and 2018’s a ladder to the sky.